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Train Kills 3 Girls
Crossing Fla. Bridge

Feb 21, 2010 7:00 AM CST

Train Kills 3 Girls Crossing Fla. Bridge

Fourth teen shouted for them to jump, to no avail

(Newser) - Three teenage girls crossing a bridge in central Florida were killed by a freight train as they desperately tried to get out of its way and a friend on the other side yelled for them to jump, police said today. The girls and the fourth teenager, a boy, were hanging...

To Halt Grinding,
Schools Turn to...
Burt Bacharach

Feb 17, 2010 3:25 AM CST

To Halt Grinding, Schools Turn to... Burt Bacharach

Kids warned to dance like grandma's watchin'

(Newser) - With some schools having kids sign no-grinding dance contracts and others threatening to turn up the lights and play Burt Bacharach, the crackdown on grinding at school dances is getting more creative. Schools and parents fed up with teens' overtly sexual dance moves are turning to unconventional methods to stop...

UK 14-Year-Old a Star in Japan

Feb 11, 2010 6:48 AM CST

UK 14-Year-Old a Star in Japan

YouTube sensation Beckii Cruel, 14, releases debut album

(Newser) - Dressing in costumes, dancing around her bedroom to Japanese pop songs, and posting the videos on YouTube has made 14-year-old Rebecca Flint a bona fide star in Japan. The British teen, known online as Beckii Cruel, imitates the dancing style and looks of an anime character; in Japan she's performed...

Turns Out
Abstinence Ed
Does Cut
Teen Sex

Feb 2, 2010 10:01 AM CST

Turns Out Abstinence Ed Does Cut Teen Sex

It beat safe sex program in recent study

(Newser) - Abstinence-only sex education is back on solid scientific ground, with a study showing the method may be more effective than safe sex education in discouraging young teens from taking the plunge. Different groups of 6th- and 7th-graders were given short courses in abstinence, safe sex, or a combination of the...

Teens, Kids Consume
7.5 Hours of Media a Day

Jan 20, 2010 10:32 AM CST

Teens, Kids Consume 7.5 Hours of Media a Day

Study says technology has bombarded the young with entertainment

(Newser) - Young people spend more time consuming media in a week than they’d spend at a full-time job, according to a new study. Researchers say that 8- to 18-year-olds spend 7 hours and 38 minutes a day watching TV, playing video games, or amusing themselves on a computer, which has...

What It Means
When Straight
Girls 'Marry'

OPINION

Jan 6, 2010 11:31 AM CST

What It Means When Straight Girls 'Marry'

Decoding today's teenage love vocabulary is a difficult task

(Newser) - A generation ago, gay teens hid their sexual orientation from everyone around them—now, straight girls “marry” each other on Facebook and write each other love poems, while parents struggle to catch up with the language of today’s love. “Was there a difference between going out, hanging...

Teen Choking Game Goes Viral

Jan 6, 2010 7:40 AM CST

Teen Choking Game Goes Viral

YouTube videos offer how-to for teens looking for a high

(Newser) - Videos showing teens strangling each other for fun have gone viral, offering young people step-by-step instructions on how to get high by squeezing the carotid artery to restrict the flow of oxygen to the brain. Medical experts say the practice, known as 'the pass out game" can lead to brain...

Schools Should Harness,
Not Ban Social Networks

OPINION

Dec 28, 2009 8:20 AM CST

Schools Should Harness, Not Ban Social Networks

'Meet kids where they live: online'

(Newser) - Schools that ban teachers and students from social media may think they're keeping classrooms safe from the harassment, bullying and exploitation of social networks, but actually they're missing a chance to harness the tremendous energy kids devote to social media, Nicholas Bramble writes on Slate . By bringing Facebook, MySpace and...

Forget Soccer Moms—
Meet Ping-Pong Parents

Dec 24, 2009 1:38 PM CST

Forget Soccer Moms— Meet Ping-Pong Parents

Immigrants' kids dominate table tennis scene

(Newser) - Good old-fashioned American sports parenting meets immigrant drive at the India Community Center in the Silicon Valley town of Milpitas, Calif., which is churning out the country’s best young ping-pong players. Top coaches from India and China are schooling the children of high-tech workers who know the drill for...

Teen Sailor Can Stay With Dad

Dec 23, 2009 3:39 PM CST

Teen Sailor Can Stay With Dad

Ruling paves the way for another attempt at round-the-world sail

(Newser) - A Dutch court ruled today that 14-year-old sailor Laura Dekker can remain in her father's custody after she ran away from home and traveled alone to the Caribbean. The ruling clears the way once again for Dekker to pursue her goal of becoming the youngest person to sail solo around...

Teens Turn Back on Facebook

Dec 21, 2009 4:34 AM CST

Teens Turn Back on Facebook

Taking time out from social network obsession

(Newser) - While older people stress about new privacy settings, some teens are calling timeout on Facebook, choosing to concentrate on college applications, finals, and real life, reports the New York Times. One girl made a pact with her best friend to stay off, noting: “We spent way too much time...

Runaway Sailor
Laura Dekker
Found Safe in
Caribbean

Dec 20, 2009 7:40 PM CST

Runaway Sailor Laura Dekker Found Safe in Caribbean

14-year-old disappeared from the Netherlands

(Newser) - Laura Dekker, the Dutch teen sailor who apparently ran away from home, has been found in St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles. Police on the Caribbean island have her in custody, and she is "safe and sound," a Dutch government spokesman tells the BBC . Dekker, 14, wants to...

Dutch Sailor, 14, Goes Missing

Dec 20, 2009 9:20 AM CST

Dutch Sailor, 14, Goes Missing

Court had blocked Laura Dekker's attempt at round-the-world sail

(Newser) - A teenage Dutch sailor who made headlines when she went to court to fight for the right to sail solo around the world has gone missing, police said today. Laura Dekker's boat, Guppy, is still moored at its usual berth and the 14-year-old appears to have left her father's home...

Italy to Ban Teen Boob Jobs

Dec 14, 2009 2:37 AM CST

Italy to Ban Teen Boob Jobs

Girls too young, surgery too dangerous

(Newser) - Italy is about to pass legislation barring girls under 18 from having breast enhancement and other plastic surgery. A burgeoning number of teens are having the operations, which are frequently a gift from parents. "Far too many adolescent girls are unaware that there are risks with this surgery. We...

Parents'
Deployments
Hit Kids Extra Hard

Dec 7, 2009 5:47 PM CST

Parents' Deployments Hit Kids Extra Hard

Broad study finds children of all ages more likely to struggle

(Newser) - Kids whose parents are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan struggle with their emotions and responsibilities far more than children of civilians, a large new study reveals. Children of service members were twice as likely to report anxiety, emotional problems, and other symptoms of stress than their civilian counterparts. "Kids...

Girls Busted for
Attack Posted
on YouTube

Dec 1, 2009 1:46 AM CST

Girls Busted for Attack Posted on YouTube

Onlookers gawked as assault was filmed

(Newser) - Two California middle school girls have been arrested after beating up a young teen—twice—and posting the attacks on YouTube. They lured the girl to an athletic field, where the attack was filmed with a cell phone while a crowd of young onlookers watched. The girls were tracked down...

A Teen Boy's Guide
to Love, Via New Moon

JUST DON'T BITE HER

Nov 26, 2009 11:24 AM CST

A Teen Boy's Guide to Love, Via New Moon

Say weird stuff, have seizures when you kiss, appear dead, etc.

(Newser) - When it came to being cool and hitting it off with girls, Mick LaSalle had it hard as a teen—he had to figure out what width belt to wear and such without the benefit of Twilight as a primer. Herewith, some "empirical data" helpful to 15-year-old boys he...

Asperger's Boy Lived
in NY Subway 11 Days

Nov 25, 2009 3:00 AM CST

Asperger's Boy Lived in NY Subway 11 Days

Runaway vanished underground

(Newser) - A young boy with Asperger's syndrome lived on newsstand potato chips, jelly rolls, and bottled water for 11 days riding the trains of the New York City subway system. Francisco Hernandez Jr, 13, rode trains to the end of the line, then climbed back on another no matter where they...

Teen Robin Hood
Leads Cops on Merry Chase

CATCH HIM IF YOU CAN

Nov 11, 2009 10:13 AM CST

Teen Robin Hood Leads Cops on Merry Chase

He's stolen planes, boats during 18-month spree

(Newser) - Whether they want to arrest him or turn his life into a movie, everyone wants a piece of teen fugitive Colton Harris-Moore. The 18-year-old, on the run since April 2008, is wanted for at least 50 burglaries—some of them Catch Me If You Can-style capers involving planes and speedboats,...

Teens Sentenced to Life:
Cruel and Unusual?

SUPREME COURT DOCKET

Nov 8, 2009 11:05 AM CST

Teens Sentenced to Life: Cruel and Unusual?

High court will address sentences for kid convicts who didn't kill

(Newser) - Joe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman and judged incorrigible though he was only 13. Terrance Graham, implicated in armed robberies when he was 16 and 17, was given a life sentence by a judge who told the teenager he had thrown his life away....